The US market fell by 2.4% in the first half of 2019
- The US automotive market was down 2.4% in the first six months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. It should be noted, however, that the commercial vehicle market (which includes minivans and SUVs in the United States) remained up 3.2% over this period (5.945 million units), while the passenger car market continued to decline sharply, to -13.6% (2.475 million units).
- As a result, light trucks now represent 70.6% of the American market, which is the highest figure since the beginning of the automobile industry in the United States. SUVs alone represent 49% of the American market, nearly one sale out of two.
- The overall decline in the US market in 2019 follows a 0.5% increase in 2018 compared to 2017, which was one of the best years in history for the United States (17.33 million units). However, it seems that the US market will not exceed 17 million units in 2019.
- Among the most affected brands are: Fiat (-38.4%), Chrysler (-27.3%), Alfa-Romeo (-26.3%), Smart (-23.7%), Mini (-22.3%), Mazda (-15.5%), Infiniti (-12.6%), Jeep (-7.8%), Nissan (-7.7%) and Mercedes (-7.0%). In summary, the FCA, Renault-Nissan, Daimler and BMW groups had a particularly disappointing first half.
- The brands that managed to grow were Genesis (+37.8%), Ram (+28%) and Tesla (+23.4%). Apart from Tesla, the Hyundai-Kia and Volkswagen groups as well as Subaru are the only ones to grow in 2019.
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